diff --git a/lib/common/util.js b/lib/common/util.js
index 819f12612589..e36d89975da3 100644
--- a/lib/common/util.js
+++ b/lib/common/util.js
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ function ApiError(errorBody) {
   this.errors = errorBody.errors;
   this.code = errorBody.code;
   this.message = errorBody.message;
+  this.response = errorBody.response;
 }
 
 util.inherits(ApiError, Error);
@@ -180,7 +181,8 @@ function handleResp(err, resp, body, callback) {
     callback(new ApiError({
       errors: [],
       code: resp.statusCode,
-      message: body || 'Error during request.'
+      message: body || 'Error during request.',
+      response: resp
     }));
     return;
   }
diff --git a/lib/storage/file.js b/lib/storage/file.js
index 8d727ce9a037..2342851f9a49 100644
--- a/lib/storage/file.js
+++ b/lib/storage/file.js
@@ -20,10 +20,13 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+var bufferEqual = require('buffer-equal');
+var ConfigStore = require('configstore');
 var crypto = require('crypto');
 var duplexify = require('duplexify');
 var request = require('request');
 var streamEvents = require('stream-events');
+var through = require('through2');
 
 /**
  * @type module:common/util
@@ -264,28 +267,195 @@ File.prototype.createReadStream = function() {
  */
 File.prototype.createWriteStream = function(metadata) {
   var that = this;
+
+  var bufferStream = through();
+  var configStore = new ConfigStore('gcloud-node');
   var dup = streamEvents(duplexify());
+  var makeAuthorizedRequest = that.bucket.storage.makeAuthorizedRequest_;
+  var request = require('request');
+  var resumableUri;
+  var retries = 0;
+
+  var RETRY_LIMIT = 3;
+
+  metadata = metadata || {};
 
   dup.once('writing', function() {
-    util.makeWritableStream(dup, {
-      makeAuthorizedRequest: that.bucket.storage.makeAuthorizedRequest_,
-      metadata: metadata,
-      request: {
-        qs: {
-          name: that.name
-        },
-        uri: util.format('{base}/{bucket}/o', {
-          base: STORAGE_UPLOAD_BASE_URL,
-          bucket: that.bucket.name
-        })
+    var config = configStore.get(that.name);
+
+    if (config) {
+      resumeUpload(config.uri);
+    } else {
+      startUpload();
+    }
+  });
+
+  function startUpload() {
+    var headers = {};
+
+    if (metadata.contentType) {
+      headers['X-Upload-Content-Type'] = metadata.contentType;
+    }
+
+    makeAuthorizedRequest({
+      method: 'POST',
+      uri: util.format('{base}/{bucket}/o', {
+        base: STORAGE_UPLOAD_BASE_URL,
+        bucket: that.bucket.name
+      }),
+      qs: {
+        name: that.name,
+        uploadType: 'resumable'
+      },
+      headers: headers,
+      json: metadata
+    }, function(err, res, body) {
+      if (err) {
+        dup.emit('error', err);
+        dup.end();
+        return;
       }
-    }, function(data) {
-      that.metadata = data;
 
-      dup.emit('complete', data);
-      dup.end();
+      resumableUri = body.headers.location;
+      configStore.set(that.name, {
+        uri: resumableUri
+      });
+      resumeUpload(resumableUri, -1);
     });
-  });
+  }
+
+  function resumeUpload(uri, lastByteWritten) {
+    if (util.is(lastByteWritten, 'number')) {
+      prepareUpload(lastByteWritten);
+    } else {
+      getLastByteWritten(uri, prepareUpload);
+    }
+
+    function prepareUpload(lastByteWritten) {
+      makeAuthorizedRequest({
+        method: 'PUT',
+        uri: uri
+      }, {
+        onAuthorized: function (err, reqOpts) {
+          if (err) {
+            if (err.code === 404) {
+              startUpload();
+              return;
+            }
+
+            if (err.code > 499 && err.code < 600 && retries <= RETRY_LIMIT) {
+              retries++;
+              prepareUpload(lastByteWritten);
+              return;
+            }
+
+            dup.emit('error', err);
+            dup.end();
+            return;
+          }
+
+          sendFile(reqOpts, lastByteWritten);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  function sendFile(reqOpts, lastByteWritten) {
+    var startByte = lastByteWritten + 1;
+    reqOpts.headers['Content-Range'] = 'bytes ' + startByte + '-*/*';
+
+    var bytesWritten = 0;
+    var limitStream = through(function(chunk, enc, next) {
+      // Determine if this is the same content uploaded previously.
+      if (bytesWritten === 0) {
+        var cachedFirstChunk = configStore.get(that.name).firstChunk;
+        var firstChunk = chunk.slice(0, 16);
+
+        if (!cachedFirstChunk) {
+          configStore.set(that.name, {
+            uri: reqOpts.uri,
+            firstChunk: firstChunk
+          });
+        } else {
+          cachedFirstChunk = new Buffer(cachedFirstChunk);
+          firstChunk = new Buffer(firstChunk);
+
+          if (!bufferEqual(cachedFirstChunk, firstChunk)) {
+            // Different content. Start a new upload.
+            bufferStream.unshift(chunk);
+            bufferStream.unpipe(this);
+            configStore.del(that.name);
+            startUpload();
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      var length = chunk.length;
+
+      if (util.is(chunk, 'string')) {
+        length = Buffer.byteLength(chunk.length, enc);
+      }
+
+      if (bytesWritten < lastByteWritten) {
+        chunk = chunk.slice(bytesWritten - length);
+      }
+
+      bytesWritten += length;
+
+      if (bytesWritten >= lastByteWritten) {
+        this.push(chunk);
+      }
+
+      next();
+    });
+
+    bufferStream.pipe(limitStream).pipe(getStream(reqOpts));
+    dup.setWritable(bufferStream);
+
+    function getStream(reqOpts) {
+      var stream = request(reqOpts);
+      stream.callback = util.noop;
+
+      stream.on('complete', function(res) {
+        util.handleResp(null, res, res.body, function(err, data) {
+          if (err) {
+            dup.emit('error', err);
+            dup.end();
+            return;
+          }
+
+          that.metadata = data;
+          dup.emit('complete', that.metadata);
+
+          configStore.del(that.name);
+        });
+      });
+
+      return stream;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // If an upload to this file has previously started, this will return the last
+  // byte written to it.
+  function getLastByteWritten(uri, callback) {
+    makeAuthorizedRequest({
+      method: 'PUT',
+      uri: uri,
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Length': 0,
+        'Content-Range': 'bytes */*'
+      }
+    }, function(err) {
+      if (err && err.code === 308) {
+        // headers.range format: ##-## (e.g. 0-4915200)
+        callback(parseInt(err.response.headers.range.split('-')[1]));
+        return;
+      }
+
+      callback(-1);
+    });
+  }
 
   return dup;
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bde62b4199ab..40d67596055c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     "google storage"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
+    "buffer-equal": "0.0.1",
     "duplexify": "^3.1.2",
     "extend": "^1.3.0",
     "google-service-account": "^1.0.0",